Test Bank For Fundamentals Of
Organizational Behaviour 5th Edition (
Canadian Edition) By Nancy Langton
,Chapter 01: What Is Organizational Behaviour
1) Organizational Behaviour Is Generally Defined As A Field Of Study That
a. Investigates How Organizations Effectively Face Competition.
b. Investigates How Individuals, Groups, And Structure Affect And Are Affected By
Behaviour Within Organizations.
c. Attempts To Understand And Solve Problems Regarding Individual Behaviour On
And Off The Job.
d. Seeks Ways And Means To Match Human Effort With Machines.
e. Examines How The Structure Of Different Organizations Contributes To, Or
Inhibits, Effective Communication.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: B Diff:
1
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
2) Researchers In Ob Are Finding That Superior Financial Performance Of An
Organization Seems To Be Directly Related To
a. Understanding What Organizational Behaviour Is.
b. Recognizing The Importance Of Interpersonal Skills In The Workplace.
c. Reducing The Size Of The Company By Layoffs.
d. Controlling Absenteeism And Employee Turnover.
e. Better Marketing Efforts To Customers.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: B Diff:
2
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
3) Organizational Behaviour Is
,a. For Managers, Employees, And Those In The Non-Profit Sectors.
b. For Executives And Managers Only.
c. Relevant To Only Those In The Private Sector Of For-Profit Businesses.
d. Relevant To Only Those At The Workplace.
, e. Only Applicable For Entrepreneurs And Those Working In The Private And
Government Sectors.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: A Diff:
1
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
4) Organizational Behaviour Is
a. Based On One Field Of Study.
b. An Applied Field Of Study.
c. An Application Of Common Sense Within Business And Organizations.
d. The Field Of Study Where Public Expectations Of Employee Behaviour Is Researched.
e. The Use Of A Directive Approach To Manage Employee Behaviour.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: B Diff:
1
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
5) The Behavioural Science Discipline Commonly Referred To As , Has Been
Most Influential On The Ob Subject Of Organizational Culture.
a. Social Psychology
b. Anthropology
c. Sociology
d. Political Science
e. Psychology
CORREC
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Organizational Behaviour 5th Edition (
Canadian Edition) By Nancy Langton
,Chapter 01: What Is Organizational Behaviour
1) Organizational Behaviour Is Generally Defined As A Field Of Study That
a. Investigates How Organizations Effectively Face Competition.
b. Investigates How Individuals, Groups, And Structure Affect And Are Affected By
Behaviour Within Organizations.
c. Attempts To Understand And Solve Problems Regarding Individual Behaviour On
And Off The Job.
d. Seeks Ways And Means To Match Human Effort With Machines.
e. Examines How The Structure Of Different Organizations Contributes To, Or
Inhibits, Effective Communication.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: B Diff:
1
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
2) Researchers In Ob Are Finding That Superior Financial Performance Of An
Organization Seems To Be Directly Related To
a. Understanding What Organizational Behaviour Is.
b. Recognizing The Importance Of Interpersonal Skills In The Workplace.
c. Reducing The Size Of The Company By Layoffs.
d. Controlling Absenteeism And Employee Turnover.
e. Better Marketing Efforts To Customers.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: B Diff:
2
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
3) Organizational Behaviour Is
,a. For Managers, Employees, And Those In The Non-Profit Sectors.
b. For Executives And Managers Only.
c. Relevant To Only Those In The Private Sector Of For-Profit Businesses.
d. Relevant To Only Those At The Workplace.
, e. Only Applicable For Entrepreneurs And Those Working In The Private And
Government Sectors.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: A Diff:
1
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
4) Organizational Behaviour Is
a. Based On One Field Of Study.
b. An Applied Field Of Study.
c. An Application Of Common Sense Within Business And Organizations.
d. The Field Of Study Where Public Expectations Of Employee Behaviour Is Researched.
e. The Use Of A Directive Approach To Manage Employee Behaviour.
CORREC
T
ANSWE
R: B Diff:
1
Type: Mc
Skill: Recall
Objective: 1-1 What Is Organizational Behaviour?
5) The Behavioural Science Discipline Commonly Referred To As , Has Been
Most Influential On The Ob Subject Of Organizational Culture.
a. Social Psychology
b. Anthropology
c. Sociology
d. Political Science
e. Psychology
CORREC
T
